Attachment for motor-vehicles.



NO. 883,167. PATEIITED MAR. 31, 1908. J. H. CARPENTER, JR. & G. J. F. CARPENTER. ATTACHMENT FOR MOTOR VEHICLES.

APPLICATION FILED 7.6.11.9. 1904.

UNITED STATE-S PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH H. CARPENTER, .TR., AND GEORGE J. F. CARPENTER, OF OSSINING, NEW YORK.

. ATTACHMENT FOR MOTOR-VEHICLES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 31, 1908.

Application filed January 9, 1904. Serial No. 188,297.

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It is a fact well known that motor cars and other vehicles run at high speed displace a column of air and that in consequence the air at the rear of the vehicle is pressed and driven against the rear, and being dust laden, spills over the edge of the back of the vehicle and uponthe occupants, causing discomfort and inconvenience.

The object of the present invention. is to provide a device which shall cause the air thus displaced to ass u ward and over the edge of the vehice an the heads of the occupants, so that the pressure of the ,air in the rear of the vehicle shall be relieved and counteracted.

To accomplish the stated object of the invention we attach to the rear of the vehicle a plane surface or screen, inclined backwards from the vehicle and upwards from the hori zontal line, and preferably at an angle .of

about 45 degrees, and adjustable so as to be scale, showing the screen in different positions; and Fig. 4 is a side view.

Similar reference numerals indicate similar )arts in the several views. eferring to the drawings the numeral 1 designates a motor car or vehicle of any a proved type to which our invention may e ada ted. Supported in brackets 2, and vertica ly adjusted therein by means of set screws 3, or other suitable means, are posts or stanchions 4, having their u per portions 5 bent rearwardlv and preferab y at an angle necessary therefor. the lower edge of the screen 6 an apron 7 or of ,about 45 degrees to the lowerportions. The posts 4 are supported at or near the rear corners -of' the vehicle and to the inclined portions 5 is secured a screen 6 of canvas or other material of suitable character. It has been found necessary in order tosecure the desired result that the inclined plane or screen 6 shall extend from the top edge of .thevehicle to the top of the 'occu )ants head gear, but not be any higher t an is We therefore attach to extension thereof so that when the screen 6 is in an elevated position as shown in Fig. 3,

the apron 7 will fill the space between the topedge of the vehicle and the lower edge of the screen. The apron 7 may be attached to the vehicle by cords 8.

If desired a rod 9 may be secured to the upper extremities of the osts 4 and the upper edge of the screen 6 astened thereto, to give greater rigidity to the frame.

It will be apparent from the above descripvas rigidly mounted on said. frame, strengthening ribs intermediate of the side rods of said frame, said strengthening ribs being so shaped as to form a double deflecting line at the rear end of said vehicle.

In witness whereof we have hereunto signed our names in the presence of two sub scrlbmg witnesses.

JOSEPH ll. CARPEN'IER, Jn. GEORGE J.- F. (ARPENTER Witnesses J. HEOTER CARPENTER, SEABURY U. Masrion. 

